USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur ATS 4

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur ATS 4
Start: 1968-08-10T22:33:02.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36A

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Status

Success

Date

10 AUG 1968

22:33

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

ATS 4 was a satellite designed to test gravity gradient stabilization at synchronous altitude. It failed to reach the desired altitude, thus was not able to fulfill its mission objectives.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Geosynchronous Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T